User:Magrathea78

Magrathea = "A myth. A Fairy story people tell their children if they want them to become economists" (From The Hitchhikker's Guide to the Galaxy)

78 = My year of graduating college with a BS in Geophysics. The Mineral Economics Ph.D. came in '81.

Interests

• Geophysics, Geology, Risk Analysis, Portfolo Management.
• Astronomy, History
• Houston Whip & West Coast Swing Dance.
• Boy Scouts of America

Favorite Movies those I watch over and over again.

• Network -- What a script!
• Hunt for Red October 'the book is better, but the movie is a good ride.
• Ben Hur

Favorite TV shows

• Connections -- the 10th and last is one of the best hours of non-fiction televison
• The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) -- "Star Fleet was founded to seek out new life; well THERE IT SITS!"